1999–2000 Argentine Primera División

The 1999–2000 Argentine Primera División was the 109th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season ran from August 7, 1999 to July 17, 2000.[1]

Primera División
Season1999–2000
DatesAugust 7, 1999 – July 17, 2000
ChampionsRiver Plate (Apertura & Clausura) (30 & 31 title)
PromotedInstituto (C)
Chacarita Juniors
RelegatedFerro Carril Oeste
Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)
Instituto (C)
2000 Copa LibertadoresRosario Central
San Lorenzo
1999 Copa ConmebolTalleres (C) [note 1]
2000 Copa MercosurBoca Juniors [note 2]
River Plate [note 2]
Independiente [note 2]
San Lorenzo [note 2]
Rosario Central
Vélez Sársfield
2001 Copa LibertadoresRiver Plate
San Lorenzo
Rosario Central
Vélez Sársfield
Matches played380
Top goalscorerApertura:
Javier Saviola (15)
Clausura:
Esteban Fuertes (17)

As Conmebol extended the number of 2000 Copa Libertadores clubs from 23 to 34, four Argentine clubs were eligible to play the tournament. As Boca Juniors and River Plate had already qualified, Rosario Central and San Lorenzo (2nd and 4th respectively) earned their right to play the Copa Libertadores. On the other hand, Talleres de Córdoba replaced Gimnasia y Esgrima to play the 1999 Copa Conmebol after the club from La Plata declined to participate.

At the end of Torneo Clausura, the best five placed teams earned right to play the 2001 Copa Libertadores while six participants of 2000 Copa Mercosur were eligible by similar system.

River Plate won both, Apertura and Clausura championships (totalising 31 league titles to date). For the first time in Primera División, a promotion and relegation system was introduced.[2] The two teams with the worst average were directly relegated to the second division while teams placed 17th and 18th in average played two leg series each with two teams from Primera B Nacional.

As a result, three teams were relegated, Ferro Carril Oeste, Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) (worst averages) and Instituto (C) (lost promotion to Almagro). Belgrano remained in Primera after the series vs Quilmes ended 4–4 on aggregate.

Torneo Apertura

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 River Plate 19 13 5 1 42 21 +21 44
2 Rosario Central 19 14 1 4 34 18 +16 43
3 Boca Juniors 19 12 5 2 36 15 +21 41
4 San Lorenzo 19 10 6 3 30 15 +15 33[lower-alpha 1]
5 Talleres (C) 19 9 4 6 38 31 +7 31
6 Racing 19 7 9 3 27 22 +5 30
7 Vélez Sársfield 19 8 6 5 28 17 +11 27[lower-alpha 1]
8 Chacarita Juniors 19 6 7 6 38 33 +5 25
9 Independiente 19 6 7 6 19 21 −2 25
10 Estudiantes (LP) 19 6 5 8 29 33 −4 23
11 Lanús 19 7 2 10 23 30 −7 23
12 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 4 9 6 28 28 0 21
13 Newell's Old Boys 19 5 6 8 27 27 0 21
14 Argentinos Juniors 19 4 9 6 20 22 −2 21
15 Unión 19 5 6 8 24 30 −6 21
16 Instituto 19 5 7 7 23 30 −7 19[lower-alpha 1]
17 Colón 19 5 4 10 20 28 −8 19
18 Belgrano 19 5 5 9 25 37 −12 17[lower-alpha 1]
19 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 19 2 3 14 17 43 −26 9
20 Ferro Carril Oeste 19 1 6 12 14 44 −30 9
Source:
Notes:
  1. 3 points deducted

Top scorers
Position Player Team Goals
1 Javier Saviola River Plate 15
2 Martín Palermo Boca Juniors 14
3 Juan Antonio Pizzi Rosario Central 12
4 Juan Pablo Ángel River Plate 11

Torneo Clausura

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 River Plate 19 12 6 1 44 17 +27 42
2 Independiente 19 11 3 5 42 25 +17 36
3 Colón 19 11 3 5 27 15 +12 36
4 San Lorenzo 19 11 3 5 27 15 +12 36
5 Newell's Old Boys 19 10 4 5 32 21 +11 34
6 Vélez Sársfield 19 9 7 3 28 18 +10 34
7 Boca Juniors 19 10 6 3 38 17 +21 33
8 Unión 19 9 2 8 28 40 −12 29
9 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 8 4 7 28 33 −5 28
10 Talleres (C) 19 7 6 6 21 22 −1 27
11 Lanús 19 8 4 7 32 22 +10 25[lower-alpha 1]
12 Instituto 19 6 7 6 28 29 −1 25
13 Rosario Central 19 6 5 8 25 26 −1 23
14 Belgrano 19 6 4 9 28 31 −3 22
15 Chacarita Juniors 19 5 5 9 20 30 −10 20
16 Argentinos Juniors 19 4 6 9 21 36 −15 18
17 Estudiantes (LP) 19 3 7 9 21 30 −9 16
18 Racing 19 3 6 10 22 29 −7 15
19 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 19 2 4 13 15 34 −19 10
20 Ferro Carril Oeste 19 2 2 15 9 46 −37 8
Source:
Notes:
  1. 3 points deducted

Top scorers
Position Player Team Goals
1 Esteban Fuertes Colón 17
2 Bruno Marioni Independiente 13
3 Daniel Jiménez Instituto 12
4 Diego Klimowicz Lanús 10

Relegation

Relegation table
Team Average Points Played 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
Boca Juniors 2.070 236 114 73 89 74
River Plate 1.921 219 114 74 58 86
San Lorenzo 1.684 192 114 62 61 69
Vélez Sársfield 1.623 185 114 78 46 61
Rosario Central 1.593 180 114 57 47 66
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 1.593 180 114 69 62 49
Independiente 1.474 168 114 56 51 61
Lanús 1.430 163 114 65 50 48
Talleres (C) 1.342 102 76 N/A 44 58
Newell's Old Boys 1.307 149 114 42 52 55
Argentinos Juniors 1.272 145 114 57 49 39
Colón 1.246 142 114 38 49 55
Racing 1.237 141 114 41 55 45
Unión 1.202 137 114 33 54 50
Chacarita Juniors 1.184 45 38 N/A N/A 45
Estudiantes (LP) 1.167 133 114 49 45 39
Instituto 1.158 44 38 N/A N/A 44
Belgrano 1.092 83 76 N/A 44 39
Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 1.035 118 114 52 47 19
Ferro Carril Oeste 0.886 101 114 49 35 17

Relegation playoffs
Date Time Live television Home Away Result
July 20, 2000 18:00 (UTC-3) TyC Max 4 Quilmes Belgrano 3-1
July 23, 2000 17:10 (UTC-3) TyC Max Belgrano Quilmes 3-1

The teams draw 4-4 therefore Belgrano kept its place in Primera División, while Quilmes remained in Primera B Nacional.

Date Time Live television Home Away Result
20 July 2000 21:10 (UTC-3) TyC Max 3 Almagro Instituto 1-0
23 July 2000 19:30 (UTC-3) TyC Max 2 Instituto Almagro 1-1

See also

Notes
  1. Replaced Gimnasia y Esgrima LP after it declined to participate.
  2. Guest team.

References
  1. Argentina 1999–2000 by Javier Roimiser on RSSSF.com
  2. La Promoción, una definición dramática que se despide del fútbol argentino, Infobae, 1 Jul 2012
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